Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus

Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Exocoetidae
Genus:	Cheilopogon
Species:	C. pinnatibarbatus
Binomial name
	Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus; (Bennett, 1831)
Synonyms
	Exocoetus pinnatibarbatus Bennett, 1831; Cypselurus pinnatibarbatus (Bennett, 1831); Cypselurus pulchellus Lowe, 1841; Exocoetus lineatus Valenciennes, 1847; Cypselurus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1847); Exocoetus orbignianus Valenciennes, 1847; Exocoetus robustus Günther, 1866; Exocoetus fernandezianus Philippi, 1895; Cypselurus minos Nichols & Breder, 1930;

Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus, Bennett's flying fish, is a species of flying fish which has a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical seas. It is an epiplegaic species which feeds on zooplankton and small fishes and is capable of leaping out of the water and gliding over the surface.

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